RuPaul’s Drag Race acting challenges were a significant part of the reality television competition show’s early days. They continue to hold an important place on the show, allowing the drag queen contestants to demonstrate their performance skills in a unique way. But, some longtime fans wonder if they have the opportunity to watch the finished acting challenge before critiques.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ acting challenges aren’t always scripted L-r: Anetra, Spice, Loosey Laduca, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, Robin Fierce, Irene Dubois, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Helen Buford, Aura Mayari, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby, Amethyst, Sugar, and Princess Poppy | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Paramount+
The first RuPaul’s Drag Race acting challenge started in season 2 episode 3, called “Country Queens.” The 2010 episode followed the queens eating Southern cooking for the mini-challenge before filming a commercial campaign featuring home goods for the maxi challenge. Season 2 winner Tyra Sanchez won the challenge,...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ acting challenges aren’t always scripted L-r: Anetra, Spice, Loosey Laduca, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, Robin Fierce, Irene Dubois, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Helen Buford, Aura Mayari, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby, Amethyst, Sugar, and Princess Poppy | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Paramount+
The first RuPaul’s Drag Race acting challenge started in season 2 episode 3, called “Country Queens.” The 2010 episode followed the queens eating Southern cooking for the mini-challenge before filming a commercial campaign featuring home goods for the maxi challenge. Season 2 winner Tyra Sanchez won the challenge,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Big day on RuPaul's Drag Race: Two queens were booted after a languid lip-sync of "Oops!... I Did It Again" including the beleaguered Vivienne Pinay and the cool, mature Honey Mahogany, a.k.a. 29-year-old Alpha Mulugeta of San Francisco. As the show's first-ever native of San Fran, Honey lent a particular version of smartness that sometimes manifested in fantastic ways, like her dead-on impersonation of Mystique Summers Madison during the second episode's spoken-word lip-sync challenge. Unfortunately, her take on Diana Ross in the Black Swan-esque ballet about Ru's life wasn't enough to keep her in the competition.
We chatted with Ms. Mahogany about spoken-word lip-syncing, her caftans, and whehter she was prepared for the "humiliating" work of reality TV.
AfterElton: You weren't really ranked in the top or the bottom in earlier challenges. Did that make you nervous?
Honey Mahogany: Well, personally, I thought I was robbed in that second challenge!
We chatted with Ms. Mahogany about spoken-word lip-syncing, her caftans, and whehter she was prepared for the "humiliating" work of reality TV.
AfterElton: You weren't really ranked in the top or the bottom in earlier challenges. Did that make you nervous?
Honey Mahogany: Well, personally, I thought I was robbed in that second challenge!
- 2/20/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Looks like Illinois is seriously considering giving gay marriage a go. Obama wants it. Jesse Tyler Ferguson's there selling it. And hell, Illinois is so chock full of gay greatness, it deserves the honor of becoming the 10th state to approve gay marriage. Even the state's Gop chair Pat Brady backs it. Holler!
In order to help propel the issue further, I've concocted a quick list of wonderful gay (or quasi-gay) things to emerge from Il.
1. "Chicago, Illinois," from the gay classic Victor/Victoria
If my interview with Lesley Ann Warren didn't convince you the Clue alumna is ripe for canonization, please see yourself to this clip from Victor/Victoria where the Oscar-nominated thespian salutes the naughty joys of the Prairie State. Why did it take until 1982 for the world to notice that Chicago begins with C-h-i-c?
2. Dan Savage
The author, commentator, It Gets Better-er, and Savage Love columnist is a Chicago native,...
In order to help propel the issue further, I've concocted a quick list of wonderful gay (or quasi-gay) things to emerge from Il.
1. "Chicago, Illinois," from the gay classic Victor/Victoria
If my interview with Lesley Ann Warren didn't convince you the Clue alumna is ripe for canonization, please see yourself to this clip from Victor/Victoria where the Oscar-nominated thespian salutes the naughty joys of the Prairie State. Why did it take until 1982 for the world to notice that Chicago begins with C-h-i-c?
2. Dan Savage
The author, commentator, It Gets Better-er, and Savage Love columnist is a Chicago native,...
- 1/3/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Reality TV judging: It’s important. I can only commit to a TV talent show if I believe there are tough, fair-minded judges keeping the circus under control. Since we’re headlong into enticing seasons of The Voice and American Idol, the time is right to reflect upon the best judges in reality TV history – the ones who boast authority, smarts, sass, and fearsomeness. Oh, and some evil too!
10. Nina Garcia, Project Runway
The glamorous Marie Claire editrix has no time for fashion with a less-than-editorial edge, and she’s regularly the most intimidating part of a panel that also includes the fire-breathing Michael Kors and the perpetually aloof Heidi Klum. When she’s not dispensing displeasure at the drop of an accessory, she’s sighing with the kind of amazing contempt that warranted Meryl Streep an Oscar nom in The Devil Wears Prada.
Best Quote: While critiquing Santino Rice’s horrendous,...
10. Nina Garcia, Project Runway
The glamorous Marie Claire editrix has no time for fashion with a less-than-editorial edge, and she’s regularly the most intimidating part of a panel that also includes the fire-breathing Michael Kors and the perpetually aloof Heidi Klum. When she’s not dispensing displeasure at the drop of an accessory, she’s sighing with the kind of amazing contempt that warranted Meryl Streep an Oscar nom in The Devil Wears Prada.
Best Quote: While critiquing Santino Rice’s horrendous,...
- 3/8/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Here's last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner (because anything combining Lady Gaga and Modern Family deserves it) is ...
"So, i looked that coyote dead in the eye, and i let him know -- without saying a word -- I will not harm you, but I'm the alpha, here."
Thanks to deegeezee for this week's winning caption.
Ten years after they made history, two same-sex couples married in Toronto are about to renew their vows. Raising Hope lobbied for a Golden Globe nom with this profanity-laden video plea. I love the show, so I'll overlook the uncalled for Ugly Betty diss. Below you can see the latest episode of "Where The Frock Are They Now?," as Adam Abernathy tracks down Rupaul's Drag Race Season Two contestant Mystique.
I have to admit to squealing a...
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner (because anything combining Lady Gaga and Modern Family deserves it) is ...
"So, i looked that coyote dead in the eye, and i let him know -- without saying a word -- I will not harm you, but I'm the alpha, here."
Thanks to deegeezee for this week's winning caption.
Ten years after they made history, two same-sex couples married in Toronto are about to renew their vows. Raising Hope lobbied for a Golden Globe nom with this profanity-laden video plea. I love the show, so I'll overlook the uncalled for Ugly Betty diss. Below you can see the latest episode of "Where The Frock Are They Now?," as Adam Abernathy tracks down Rupaul's Drag Race Season Two contestant Mystique.
I have to admit to squealing a...
- 1/14/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
We here at EW have made no secret of our love for Drag Race season 2 contestant Pandora Boxx (at left). Just take a look back at my TV recap of the episode this past March when she was voted off the show, when I called her offing the most “controversial elimination of the season.” Or, in the print magazine, when we wrote on Bullseye: “Pandora Boxx, in our hearts you are America’s Next Drag Superstar… even if RuPaul doesn’t think so.” We love! And, of course, we’ve loved seeing her return to Logo and the RuPaul world...
- 9/17/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
To open the series premiere of RuPaul’s Drag U, RuPaul described the little drag university she’d lovingly created. “Deep in the Titty-Caca Valley,” said the diva, “a school was formed to help biological women unleash their inner diva, and let the world have it!” The ladies, she continued, were “ready to change their lives through the miracle of drag.” Yes, girls and other girls, RuPaul has taken her glamorous lady-eye and turned it toward frumpy gals who need a little help from the other side. The other side, of course, being their lady-boy friends and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants,...
- 7/20/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Face it: Summer television is A) not gay enough (True Blood can’t do it all!), and B) sadly devoid of the presence of RuPaul. But thank your lucky stars, because tonight TV gets gayer and draggier — and RuPaul reemerges! That’s right: It’s the much-anticipated premiere of RuPaul’s Drag U, the Drag Race spin-off that features some of the original show’s fave queens making over straight ladies — RuPaul calls them “biological women” — who are in dire need of some Tlc and a new look. Tonight, specifically, centers on “lady-boys” Jujubee, Ongina, and Raven — loves these three so much!
- 7/19/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
If anyone can pick a pop culture winner it's the gays, right? Tonight at 10:00pm the Logo channel (our parent company) is airing the 2010 NewNowNext Awards. For those few people left on the planet who aren't familiar with them, these awards are about finding today what will be trending tomorrow. While other awards honor those who have already made it, Nnn Awards sets its sights on brink of fame up-and-comers who are just beginning to be buzzed about.
Logo's Nnn Awards have earned a reputation for calling the trends long before they hit the mainstream. Lady Gaga gave her first televised performance here, a year before she won at the VMAs and wowed the world. True Blood was showered with kudos long before it won an Emmy. And Twilight was nominated for an Nnn Award before it even hit the silver screen.
This year's ceremony, hosted by über hot...
Logo's Nnn Awards have earned a reputation for calling the trends long before they hit the mainstream. Lady Gaga gave her first televised performance here, a year before she won at the VMAs and wowed the world. True Blood was showered with kudos long before it won an Emmy. And Twilight was nominated for an Nnn Award before it even hit the silver screen.
This year's ceremony, hosted by über hot...
- 6/17/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Last night, you watched RuPaul crown the controversial 21-year-old Orlando native Tyra Sanchez (né James Ross) as America's Next Drag Superstar on the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. Now, we here at PopWatch are happy to present a quick chat with the queen who ruffled everyone's feathers this season. Below, she talks about whether she's heard from idol Beyoncé yet, how much she paid for that new grill of hers (not as much as you might expect!), and who's she's hoping to work with in the future. Entertainment Weekly: Congrats on the big win last night! How’d you...
- 4/27/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
As I live-blogged the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race last night on LogoTV.com, via my Twitter account, there was quite the debate raging: Who should effing win this big ol' mess of a drag competition? (And I say "mess" with all the love in my heart.) Tyra, the fierce, Beyoncé-loving queen who had oft been called a "lazy bitch" by her competitors? Raven, the dark, trash-talking lady with pierced lips? Or Jujubee, the sweet gaysian glamazon with a heart of gold? There was no clear answer, as arguments from Team Tyra, Team Raven, and Team Jujubee abounded. And...
- 4/27/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
As a run-up to next week's two-and-a-half-hour finale extravaganza -- that's one hour of the actual show, one hour of reunion, and a half-hour of spin-off Untucked -- last night's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race wasn't just a regular installment of main stage action, of course. Rather, it was "The Main Event Clip Show," a sprite look back at the highs and lows of the season. In that vein, rather than just a straight-up recap here on PopWatch, let's take a look at the highs of last night's episode. Because, honestly, can you truly recap what was essentially a recap show itself?...
- 4/20/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Last night's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race wasn't totally devoid of the dearly, dearly departed Pandora Boxx, who unfortunately bit the dust two weeks ago. The hour opened with the ladies seeing the lipsticked message my favorite queen left for them on the workroom's mirror: "Lick this boxx, bitch." Even post-elimination, Pandora is still bringing the funny to Drag Race! Thank goodness! The episode featured the "fantastic final four" -- Tatianna, Jujubee, Raven, and Tyra Sanchez -- fighting it out for RuPaul's trio of fake Diva Awards. They each had to create a look for three different awards shows: the Teen Diva Awards,...
- 4/13/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
When just five contestants remain in any reality competition that you care about remotely, every single elimination stings. Well, mostly -- and yes, I'm gazing in your direction, Tatianna. But last night's elimination on RuPaul's Drag Race stung more than just a usual top-five send-off. You see, my favorite constant on the show -- that'd be Ms. Pandora Boxx -- was forced to "sashay away," after the judges and RuPaul agreed that her "drag mother" had out-shined the sweet, hilarious Pandora. And at the same time, a lesser contestant -- yes, we're back to you, Ms. Tatianna -- was allowed to remain on the show.
- 3/30/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
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